Northern Hemisphere from Space

There are some videos that work just fine watching them in low-res or on a small device. Others beg to be watched in full-HD, big screen, with Ride of the Valkyries blaring in the background.

This video made from time-lapse images from the geostationary Electro-L weather satellite, do their best to demonstrate the beauty of the 121 megapixel (that’s 1 kilometer per pixel) images that make up the video. For the full images, check out Planet Earth. Be sure to watch the video in HD, full screen.